惠特默宣布在Detroit设立密歇根太空创新中心
密歇根州州长格雷琴·惠特默10月15日（周四）宣布，该州将设立一个新的太空创新中心，落户Detroit，计划于10月28日正式启动。据Detroit地区商会10月16日汇总的州政府动态，该中心是一个旨在壮大密歇根州太空技术经济的全州网络，主会场设在科克敦密歇根中央创新区的Newlab Detroit。
该中心由密歇根州经济发展公司提供120万美元的一年期拨款支持，合作伙伴包括密歇根制造技术中心和国家先进移动联盟；密歇根中央新任航空航天执行主任凯文·克罗宁将负责管理该中心，团队包括来自SpaceX、雷神、NASA相关机构和联邦国防部等的高级顾问。
惠特默在声明中说：“太空创新中心把产业、创新者和我们世界级的制造基础汇聚在一起，确保密歇根州站在下一代太空技术的前沿，创造明日的工作。”据密歇根航空航天工业协会数据，该州有900多家航空航天企业，雇用约3万名员工。中心首要任务包括“冲刺太空供应”倡议、全年行业活动和年度密歇根太空峰会。
Whitmer Announces New Space Innovation Hub in Detroit
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced on Thursday, October 15, that the state is launching a new Space Innovation Hub based in Detroit, slated to officially launch on October 28, according to a Detroit Regional Chamber government roundup published October 16. The hub is a statewide network aimed at boosting Michigan's space technology economy, anchored at Newlab Detroit in Corktown's Michigan Central Innovation District.
The hub is funded by a $1.2 million one-year grant from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation. Its partners include the Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center and the National Advanced Mobility Consortium. Kevin Cronin, Michigan Central's new executive director of aerospace, will manage the hub, and the team will include senior advisors with experience at SpaceX, Raytheon, NASA affiliates and the U.S. Department of Defense, the governor's office said.
'The Space Innovation Hub brings together industry, innovators, and our world-class manufacturing base to ensure Michigan is at the forefront of the next generation of space technologies and creating the jobs of tomorrow,' Whitmer said. Michigan is home to more than 900 aerospace companies employing about 30,000 workers, according to the Aerospace Industry Association of Michigan. The hub's top priorities include a 'sprint to supply space' initiative, year-round industry events and an annual Michigan space summit.
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图片来源：密歇根州议会大厦，兰辛。Michigan State Capitol in Lansing. Photo: Wikimedia Commons, CC BY / Public Domain
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